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| pianoharp |
My new male singer, Handel, is a great eater. I haven't raised a canary for
a number of years, and noticed there was debate now on whether or not they
should have grit. Thoughts? He eats raw veggies as well as seed. He sang
the first day I got him, so he's obviously pretty healthy.
Thanks,
- pianoharp
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| R |
"pianoharp" <pianoharp@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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> My new male singer, Handel, is a great eater. I haven't raised a canary
for
> a number of years, and noticed there was debate now on whether or not they
> should have grit. Thoughts? He eats raw veggies as well as seed. He
sang
> the first day I got him, so he's obviously pretty healthy.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - pianoharp
>
>
I've been giving grit to my birds for over 20 years without a single
problem. Still to meet anyone who has lost a bird with compacted crop due to
grit.
Now wait for the anti grit posts (my vet said)!!!
Ray
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| G. Wolnik |
<< My new male singer, Handel, is a great eater. I haven't raised a canary for
a number of years, and noticed there was debate now on whether or not they
should have grit. >>
I have raised canaries since 1988 and stopped
feeding grit around 1990 when members
of my local canary club told me they don't
need it, and there is a risk of impacted crop
from grit. There has been no grit in my
birdroom since and I've raised hundreds of
canaries in successive generations. My birds
are show quality and usually finish in the
top 10 in singing contests, there are often
over 100 entries in these shows. Whether
they are on a seed or pellet diet, canaries
simply do not need grit. Old timers fed them
grit because poultry and pigeons do better
with it, but they swallow their seed whole.
Canaries and other birds such as parrots that
shell their seed don't need grit.
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Ginger Wolnik
PacificASC@aol.com
Sunnyvale, CA USA
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| Starlight |
On 13 Jan 2004 01:17:25 GMT, pacificasc@aol.comspambust (G. Wolnik)
wrote:
> Whether
>they are on a seed or pellet diet, canaries
>simply do not need grit. Old timers fed them
>grit because poultry and pigeons do better
>with it, but they swallow their seed whole.
>Canaries and other birds such as parrots that
>shell their seed don't need grit.
Would you please tell me what kind of seed you feed your canaries? I
adopted a 13 year old canary after his owner died. Unfortunately, no
one in the household knew what he was used to eating! He devours his
fresh veggies and fruit, but seems less than enthused about the seed I
give him. I know they had no pellets in the house, and he had seed in
his cups when I got him. They gave me cans and cans of
"treats"...dried veggie, fruits, song food, color food, but no
enriched seed of any kind. I've read so many web sites, etc., but
would like to hear it from a successful canary person. :)
Thank you!
Becky
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| pianoharp |
At my local pet shop, I get the canary seed -- not canary and finch -- in
the bulk bins. There's some powdery stuff on it, which I think is the
vitamin fortified they're talking about. When I was a kit, my parents used
to sprout wild bird seed for canaries also. I don't mean just on a paper
towel, but plant it in a pot of dirt and water it until you get some thin
stalks of lush green grass. Then, pull those out, wash them off and hang
them in the cage. I like the look of naturally dangling food and the way
they go after it.
- pianoharp
"Starlight" <homehealth_rnDELETE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On 13 Jan 2004 01:17:25 GMT, pacificasc@aol.comspambust (G. Wolnik)
wrote:
> Whether
>they are on a seed or pellet diet, canaries
>simply do not need grit. Old timers fed them
>grit because poultry and pigeons do better
>with it, but they swallow their seed whole.
>Canaries and other birds such as parrots that
>shell their seed don't need grit.
Would you please tell me what kind of seed you feed your canaries? I
adopted a 13 year old canary after his owner died. Unfortunately, no
one in the household knew what he was used to eating! He devours his
fresh veggies and fruit, but seems less than enthused about the seed I
give him. I know they had no pellets in the house, and he had seed in
his cups when I got him. They gave me cans and cans of
"treats"...dried veggie, fruits, song food, color food, but no
enriched seed of any kind. I've read so many web sites, etc., but
would like to hear it from a successful canary person. :)
Thank you!
Becky
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| G. Wolnik |
<< Would you please tell me what kind of seed you feed your canaries?
>><BR><BR>
I currently feed only pellets.
I used to feed a canary mix that was
about 50% canary grass seed and
50% canola rape seed. Cheap box mixes
contain mostly millet, which canaries do
not like. If you feed seed, make sure you
buy a premium mix just for canaries, not
finches. It should contain mostly canary
grass (long, tan seeds) and rape (round
black seeds) with some vitamin soaked
oat groats.
Ginger Wolnik
PacificASC@aol.com
Sunnyvale, CA USA
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| pianoharp |
This may in fact sound silly, but are you better off if you can buy the seed
in bulk? I mean from the pet store?
I bought the seed labeled "Canary" instead of "Canary and finch" and it was
in canisters to be scooped out, like someone in the store did the mix
themselves. It's powdery but not oily like some of the kete mixes used to
be I got my parakeets years ago.
- pianoharp
"G. Wolnik" <pacificasc@aol.comspambust> wrote in message
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<< Would you please tell me what kind of seed you feed your canaries?
>><BR><BR>
I currently feed only pellets.
I used to feed a canary mix that was
about 50% canary grass seed and
50% canola rape seed. Cheap box mixes
contain mostly millet, which canaries do
not like. If you feed seed, make sure you
buy a premium mix just for canaries, not
finches. It should contain mostly canary
grass (long, tan seeds) and rape (round
black seeds) with some vitamin soaked
oat groats.
Ginger Wolnik
PacificASC@aol.com
Sunnyvale, CA USA
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